Event: 6/17 Webinar on Transitional Justice and Disability in the Americas

On Thursday June 17, 2021, from 10:00-11:15 am ET, Disability Rights International (DRI) is hosting a virtual event “Transitional Justice and Disability in the Americas: Accountability for Serious and Pervasive Human Rights Violations”. Click here to register. 

Speakers for the event include:

• Juan Mendez, former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
• Juliana Bustamante, Director of PAIIS Colombia
• Alberto Vásquez, President of Sociedad y Discapacidad (SODIS) Peru
• Silvia Quan, President of Colectivo Vida Independiente de Guatemala
• Amalia Gamio, UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Fabian Salvioli, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence (invited) 

Moderators include:

• Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director, DRI
• Priscila Rodríguez, Associate Director, DRI

International Sign, English captioning, and simultaneous English-Spanish translation available.